From Asian Correspondent
''It’ll be interesting to learn what exactly his intentions are in Burma.
Since leaving office, he has set up a business consultancy firm, Tony
Blair Consulting, and has reportedly earned some $100 million in various
roles as consultant and business adviser to, among others, JP Morgan.
What his motives are for courting Burma’s leaders are unclear, for as
Farmaner notes, “Prime Minister Tony Blair showed little interest in
Burma”. He had promised to introduce tougher sanctions when campaigning
for office, but backtracked once in government. “The most we got was a
bland three line statement on Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday,” says
Farmaner.''
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